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main line
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun main line has 1 sense
CIDE DICTIONARY
main line, n.
Ahe principal route of a transportation system, such as a railroad or bus line. [WordNet 1.5]
THESAURUS
main line
L, branch, cable railway, cog railway, el, electric railway, elevated, elevated railway, embankment, feeder, feeder line, gravity-operated railway, horse railway, junction, light railroad, line, metro, monorail, rack railway, rack-and-pinion railway, rail, rail line, railroad, railway, roadbed, roadway, sidetrack, siding, street railway, streetcar line, subway, switchback, terminal, terminus, track, tram, tramline, trestle, trolley line, trunk, trunk line, tube, turnout, underground
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